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SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter elects officers, directors for 2021-22

Dina Weinstein, editor and publisher of RVA on the Cheap, will serve as the next president of the Virginia Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Weinstein, who also writes for Richmond Magazine, the Henrico Citizen and other publications, was chosen in an online election that the chapter held over the past week. SPJVAContinueContinue reading “SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter elects officers, directors for 2021-22”

Nominees for officer and director positions for 2021-22

From April 12-18, our chapter will hold an election to fill officer positions and seats on the board. Here are the nominees, who would take office beginning July 1: President — Dina Weinstein, editor and publisher of RVA on the Cheap; writer for VCU Public Affairs, Richmond Magazine, the Henrico Citizen and other publications; and, before moving toContinueContinue reading “Nominees for officer and director positions for 2021-22”

Chip Jones discusses his new book, ‘The Organ Thieves’

Our chapter co-hosted journalist Chip Jones in an online discussion of his recent book “The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South.” The event was held Feb. 25 in partnership with VCU Libraries. https://youtu.be/l0lXx-PYafY Chip, a Pulitzer-nominated writer, reported for the Roanoke Times, Richmond Times-Dispatch and other publications. His bookContinueContinue reading “Chip Jones discusses his new book, ‘The Organ Thieves’”